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At the Side-Dish Window

I write about restaurants I visit around Busan and Gyeongnam. · Writes about: Restaurants · Cafés

PlaceDong-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Dong-gu, Ulsan galbi house: ₩9,800 handmade pork ribs, Deungdae Galbi

Taewangam Deungdae Galbi Main Branch is a charcoal-grilled pork rib restaurant on Deungdae 2-gil in Dong-gu, Ulsan. On a weekday visit at 5pm, the handmade pork ribs (180g, 9,800 won) were grilled over charcoal and followed by spicy doenjang jjigae (soybean paste stew). The not-too-sweet marinade never got tiring, and side dishes like green onion salad and soy-marinated crab paired well. Verdict: Taewangam Deungdae Galbi is an affordable Ulsan galbi spot for a family dinner or a group meal.

Written Aug 10, 2026Sponsored
PlaceNam-gu, UlsanRestaurants

Ulsan gukbap restaurant with perilla powder kalguksu: Boksan Haejang

Boksan Haejang Nam-gu Sinjeong Branch is a Korean beef gukbap (rice and soup) and yukhoe mulhoe (cold raw beef soup) restaurant on Munsu-ro in Sinjeong-dong, Nam-gu, Ulsan. The visit covered Boksan Haejangguk at 11,000 won, Boksan Yukhoe Mulhoe at 13,000 won and Boksan Pork Bulgogi at 5,000 won, with perilla powder stirred into the kalguksu (knife-cut noodles) in the soup and sancho pepper added at the end. Nothing flashy, but Boksan Haejang packs in enough beef and vegetables to make a genuinely filling lunch.

Written Aug 13, 2026Sponsored
PlaceJeju, JejuRestaurants

Mackerel set for two with spicy pork, a Jeju restaurant: Hwadeogeuro

Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang Jeju Iho Tewoo Branch is a wood-fired grilled fish restaurant on Tewoo-haean-ro, right in front of Iho Tewoo Beach in Jeju. The order was the two-person mackerel set plus a single serving of spicy pork (jeyuk), placed on the table tablet, so mackerel grilled in a 500℃ wood-fired oven alternated with the spicy pork, rounded out by self-serve banchan, a self-fried egg and rice refills. Between the clean-tasting grilled fish and the spicy pork, Hwadeogeuro Gan Godeungeo Bansang works well as a filling Jeju family meal for two.

Written Sep 14, 2026Sponsored
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